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You have chosen your underwater photo for Instagram. But how do you get the most exposure possible? Hashtags are one of the main ways people find photos—and then follow your account. You can pretty much hashtag whatever you want and make it up as you go—Instagram allows 30 hashtags per post—but popular tags will get your photo in the right place so the people looking for it can find it. DPG’s Instagram guru Brandi Mueller shares some of her favorites.

Underwater: Our images on Instagram are unique because they are underwater, so you want your hashtags to stand out when users are searching for underwater photos:

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Adding #spermwhales or #whales is going to gain attention among those who celebrate cetaceans

Location: While you can tag your location, it also helps to mention it as a hashtag inside your post. For example, you can tag the city, country, dive site, national park, and dive operator—that’s just for one location!

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Marking your images as #macrophotography will solidify your Instagram niche in the world of the small

Photo and Diving Equipment: Check out the pages of your favorite equipment manufacturers as sometimes they have specific hashtags they use to find images to share on their pages. It can be a big boon for your exposure.

We love to see all of your amazing images (and share) when you use the hashtag #divephotoguide

Bonus: Tag other Instagram users. Both within your images and in your caption you can use “@” to tag people. When you tag users in the images they will get a notification and, depending on their settings, your photo may show up under their tab. This is a great way to let dive resorts see your images or equipment manufacturers see what you did with their gear.

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Magnus Lundgren wants to make a photographic difference. \"It really does not matter if I descend in the frozen sea along the Swedish coastline or if I travel to the other side of the world. It is still the same passion...